Elaine Meyer

Chicago's Plant Shop is the best place to buy houseplants in Chicago Magazine's annual "best of" issue.

What if we’re working this way for no good reason? A new book and podcast explore how we started putting work before our lives and what we can do to change it

There’s plenty of evidence on the benefits of a four-day workweek. But many companies are still hesitant to make the shift.

Tips, resources, and a Todoist checklist for being successful as a “digital nomad”

Chicago's Northerly Island Park is the best "walk with a view" in Chicago magazine's annual "best of" issue.

Hint: It involves revamping your to-do list.

"All As One" mural In Ping Tom Memorial Park is the best place to take a selfie in Chicago magazine's annual "best of" issue.

More and more workplaces offer employees the opportunity to work remotely. Yet, if it isn’t available in your office, it may seem like a nonstarter. Follow these 9 steps to secure a remote work arrangement even in the most skeptical of organization.

Strategies for dealing with perfection paralysis and achieving your biggest goals — despite your best efforts to get in your own way.

Stories of people who leave soul-sucking corporate careers and make a radical change — getting rid of all of their stuff, leaving city life for an ashram, quitting journalism to scoop ice cream on a Caribbean island — are everywhere. But how do you actually make a life reset? Here is honest and realistic advice from others who have done it.

You don’t need to do anything drastic, but you might need to step back and give yourself some time to think.

Is working in nature the antidote to our workplace problems? Or just another corporate wellness fad?

A travel guide for the area of Les-Baux-de-Provence

Gambling has expanded dramatically in the United States over the last 25 years--with little discussion of the effect of its wide availability on society. This extensively researched long-form feature highlights the concerns many communities, public officials, and health experts have about the toll taken by such easy access to casinos, state lotteries, and video poker across the country.